Where does “sete” come from?

sete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sæde, from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sete (Norwegian Bokmål): a seat; buttocks; kame terrace; lateral terrace

Definitions

  1. a seat; buttocks; kame terrace; lateral terrace

Ancestry of “sete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsædeseat a place to sit
2Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
3Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētiją →Every word from Old Norse sæti →